Kamuzu Academy is a private boarding school in Malawi that was founded by, and named after, the late Hastings Kamuzu Banda, the former President of Malawi.[1] It is described by its proponents as "The Eton of Africa".[2]
In 1987, it was the subject of a BBC documentary entitled "The Eton of Africa" made by John Rae.[3]
An idiosyncratic feature of the school is that from the beginning Latin was made a compulsory subject for all students, and is still taught today as a core subject up to IGCSE. Kamuzu Banda is recorded as saying: "This place is for classical education, Greek, Latin, particularly Latin. I want that to be clearly understood by everybody. If you don't like Latin, don't come here."[4]
The 40th anniversary Founder's Day service in November 2021 was attended by President Lazarus Chakwera.[5]
Notable alumni
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edit- ^ "Think Africa Press - All African Issues".
- ^ "The Eton of Africa". 25 November 2002.
- ^ First shown on BBC One on 9th Sep 1987, repeated on BBC Two on 1st Dec 1988, as recorded in the Radio Times.
- ^ "The Eton of Africa" BBC documentary, minute 1:00.
- ^ Nyasa Times 14/11/2022.
External links
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Media related to Kamuzu Academy at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- Kamuzu Academy at Malawi tourism
- Telegraph article "The man who saved the Eton of Africa"
- "The Eton of Africa" (BBC documentary, 1987)
